In this new age of portable apps, and running software on USB sticks, it is possible to even run a virtual machine version of MS Windows XP on a USB stick. However, you’ll probably want to remove some of the “bloat” of your Windows XP installation, to reduce the file size of your O/S. A Windows XP installation can be reduced to ~600MB (~375MB if you’re willing to forego Internet Explorer).

To do this, there are 2 great apps available, nLite and XPLite. The main difference between the two is WHEN they are run.

NLite (http://www.nliteos.com/) is run before Windows XP is installed. It loads all of the installation files from installation media (CD), and lets you pick and choose which ones you want to include in your installation.

XPLite (http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html) is run after Windows XP is installed. It lets you remove unwanted items from your installation, which will reduce the “footprint” of your install. Note that the Free/Trial version only lets you remove a subset of the entire installation.

What if you in a travel & hardly needs to get work in a networking situation? A virtual machine (VM) installed in your system can do that. This situation also affected when you only have 1 PC but you must have at least 2 PC to get work, just like me as I have a laptop but need 2nd PC in order to support my jobs. Rather than spending money to buying extra PC/laptop, I considered to using a VM over my laptop. It’s more valuable, practice & easy to carry as you will have 2 working PC in a single system. Think about it! Read more »

From the following location, run this file:
\\Office\Install\HP Photosmart 6200 software\PS_AIO_02_Network_ENU

Select the [b:273nwagh]Advanced Install[/b:273nwagh] option.
Do not allow the program to check for updates automatically.
Select the [b:273nwagh]Custom installation [/b:273nwagh]option.
Deselect all options except the [b:273nwagh]HP Photosmart and Deskjet Drivers[/b:273nwagh] option.
Select the [b:273nwagh]Through the Network[/b:273nwagh] connection type.
During Step 3 of the installation, the search for a printer fails.
Select the check box that says something like [b:273nwagh]Continue the installation without connecting to the printer now- I will connect later[/b:273nwagh].
It then proceeds and finishes the installation.

Setup a Local printer (create a TCP/IP port pointing to the IP address of the printer).
On the Install Printer Software (driver selection) screen, select the manufacturer

“Hewlett-Packard” and the model “HP Photosmart C6200 series”.